| ARACHNOID | • arachnoid adj. Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers. • arachnoid adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater. • arachnoid n. (Neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater.. |
| CHANCROID | • chancroid n. (Pathology) A sexually transmitted infection, caused by bacteria of species Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized… • chancroid n. A sore characteristic of this infection. • CHANCROID n. a type of venereal sore. |
| DIACHRONY | • diachrony n. The study of change over time, especially changes to language. • DIACHRONY n. the historical development of a language etc. |
| DICHONDRA | • dichondra n. Any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems. • DICHONDRA n. a genus of tropical perennial herbs of the morning glory family. |
| DISANCHOR | • disanchor v. (Obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor. • DISANCHOR v. to raise the anchor, as of a ship. |
| DRAGONISH | • dragonish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a dragon. • DRAGONISH adj. resembling a dragon. |
| HANDIWORK | • handiwork n. Work done by the hands. • handiwork n. A handmade object; handicraft. • handiwork n. Work done personally. |
| HARMDOING | • harmdoing n. (Chiefly psychology) The committing of acts that cause harm. • HARMDOING n. the doing of harm. |
| HOARDINGS | • hoardings n. Plural of hoarding. • HOARDING n. a billboard. |
| HODIERNAL | • hodiernal adj. (Archaic or literary, rare outside grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern. • HODIERNAL adj. of or pertaining to the present day. |
| HOLANDRIC | • holandric adj. (Genetics, of a trait) Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son. • HOLANDRIC adj. transmitted by a gene in the nonhomologous portion of the Y chromosome. |
| HYDRATION | • hydration n. (Chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound. • hydration n. (Biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues. • hydration n. (Construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving… |
| RADIOTHON | • radiothon n. (Informal) An extended charity appeal on the radio. • RADIOTHON n. a marathon talk-in on radio. |
| RHODAMINE | • rhodamine n. (Chemistry) Any of a class of pink to red polycyclic fluorone dyes. • RHODAMINE n. a synthetic dyestuff, usually red, also RHODAMIN. |
| RHODAMINS | • rhodamins n. Plural of rhodamin. • RHODAMIN n. a synthetic dyestuff, usually red, also RHODAMINE. |
| RHODANISE | • RHODANISE v. to electroplate with rhodium, also RHODANIZE. |
| RHODANIZE | • rhodanize v. (Transitive) To coat (silverware) with a thin rhodium layer to prevent tarnishing. • RHODANIZE v. to electroplate with rhodium, also RHODANISE. |
| RHODINALS | • RHODINAL n. an aldehyde found in citronella, used in soaps and perfumes. |
| RHOEADINE | • rhoeadine n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a group of benzazepine alkaloids found in the poppy. • RHOEADINE n. an alkaloid found in poppies. |